October 27, 2012

October 27, 2012

“Willie Nelson” woke Bill up early so we were “on the road again” at 6:30.   At least that was the story I got when I woke up at 8:30.  We pulled into a truck stop just past Springer, New Mexico, to eat breakfast.  

The Rest Area about 40 miles before Springer was closed.  As we have crossed Arizona and New Mexico, we have encountered several closed Rest Areas.  I would guess they are closed in an effort to save money.  I’d never thought of Rest Areas as an endangered species, but I guess they are.

The drive through the ranch land was made interesting by the plateaus and rock formations on each side of us.  There were lots of cattle and quite a number of antelope along the way.  As we went up Raton Pass there were warning signs for elk and bears.  We’ll have to count them as virtual wildlife, because we didn’t actually see any of those critters.

As we crossed into Colorado (Honk, honk! Yahoo!) we could see snow covered mountains in the distance.  That was a welcome sight to these two former Coloradans.

We drove on into Pueblo and parked at Sam’s Club in time to watch the Oregon Ducks play the Colorado Buffalos.  The Ducks really beat up on the Buffs.  

As the sun went down here in Pueblo so did the temperature.  A cold night is forecast.  I’m glad we have a cozy house.

Today’s Travel Totals:  Miles, 286---Critter Sightings, lots and lots, and lots of antelope.